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June 9 7 LIBRARY NEWS BOOK /ME! Yes, it's time for the annual Friends of the Library sale of discarded books and records. They 'll be offering thousands of items - most priced at $1.00 for a hardcover volume, 25^ for paperback, 75^ for a recording. Once again the sale will take place in the Library basement, accessible via our two elevators. Mark your calendars - Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Better arrive early for the best bargains! Or better yet, take out a membership in the Friends of the Library ahead of time and participate in the Friends’ preview sale, Friday, June 20, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. See you there! Often the more fanciful titles have the most practical uses and can lead to employment opportunities or recreational activities for a population greater than the intended readership. Reference has added a few such books to its collection recently. Writing Romance by Vanessa Grant provides a step-by-step guide to both the ease and hardships of writing this literary genre. Steppin * Out: An Insider ^s Guide to Ballroom Dancing in B.C. is another seemingly unconventional title, speaking however to a growing community interested in ballroom dancing. If you’ re interested in joining the competition, Start and Run a Profitable Coffee Bar by Tom Matzen and Maybeth Harrison may be your cup of tea. Remember the phrase “Kilroy was here.” Did you ever wonder where this expression came from, or even what it means? The meaning is “a U.S. soldier [or the U.S. army] was here,” and came into use as the U.S. entered the Second World War and was found written on walls every- where British or American soldiers had fought or had been stationed. But why Kilroy? Few have ventured to guess. On December 2, 1962, the San Francisco Chronicle posited a credible origin: Two days before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour, an unimposing, bespectacled, 39-year-old man took a job with Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts. As an inspector, James J. Kilroy began making his mark on equipment to show test gangs he had checked a job. The mark was “Kilroy was here. ” Soon the words caught on at the shipyard, and “Kilroy" began finding the slogan written all over the installation. Before long, the catch-phrase spread far beyond the boundaries of the yard, and “Kilroy, ” coupled with the sketch of a man, or at least his nose peering over a wall, became one of the most famous names of World War II. As credible as this explanation sounds, it still remains hypothetical. A I) IJ L T S n R IN THE GALLERY ... “Textures in Acrylic” ... by North Shore artist Jane Richardson will be on display in the Library June 2 - June 28. Jane’s artistic life began as a teenager when she taught herself the art of weaving. Her interest in acrylic painting developed after taking art courses at Sheridan College and Capilano College. She is fascinated with texture and woven elements and her work has a distinct vibrancy. Reception, artist in attendance, June 2,7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Most paintings are for sale. JUNE...in all her beauty...fine bright days and cloudless skies...the world of honey bees Jind flowers...with expecta- tions of summer and holidays to come. We offer a few suggestions. SOME SUMMER READING ... (FICSPA) SPARKS, NICHOLAS The Notebook A many-layered very tender love story. (MYS GOO) GOOR, BATYA The Saturday Morning Murder: A Psychoanalytic Case (641 64 DAV) DAVIDSON, ALAN Fruit: A Connoisseur’s Guide And Cookbook Watercolours and recipes ... a rare celebration. (3912FOW) FOWLER, MARIAN The Wav She Looks Tonight: Five Women Of Style Marlene Dietrich, the Duchess of Windsor, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Elinor Glyn, Eugenie Bonaparte. (921 SI86a) SALZMAN, MARK Lost In Place: Growing Up Absurd In Suburbia By the author of Iron And Silk a candid and humourous memoir. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC,V7V 1J8 Tel: (604) 925-7400 Ubrary Hours: (604) 925-7401 Fax:(604)925-5933 Modem Acc : 925-7409